List of Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes general managers

The Carolina Hurricanes are an American professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They play in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] The team joined the NHL in 1979 as an expansion team as the Hartford Whalers, but moved to Raleigh, North Carolina in 1997. Having first played at the Greensboro Coliseum, the Hurricanes have played their home games at the PNC Arena, which was first named the Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena, since 1999.[2] There have been nine general managers in franchise history since entering the NHL.[3]

Ron Francis was the general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes from 2014 to 2018.

Key

Key of terms and definitions

Term	Definition
No.	Number of general managers^[a]
Ref(s)	References
–	Does not apply
	Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category

General managers

General managers of the Carolina Hurricanes franchise

No.	Name	Tenure	Accomplishments during this term	Ref(s)
–	Jack Kelley	April 1, 1972 – December 26, 1975	Won Avco World Trophy (1972–73)	[4][5]
–	Ron Ryan	December 26, 1975 – May 5, 1977		[5][6]
1	Jack Kelley	May 5, 1977 – April 2, 1981	1 playoff appearance	[6][7]
2	Larry Pleau	April 2, 1981 – May 2, 1983	No playoff appearances	[7][8]
3	Emile Francis	May 2, 1983 – May 11, 1989	1 division title and 4 playoff appearances	[8][9]
4	Ed Johnston	May 11, 1989 – May 12, 1992	3 playoff appearances	[9][10]
5	Brian Burke	May 26, 1992 – October 6, 1993	No playoff appearances	[11][12]
6	Paul Holmgren	October 6, 1993 – June 28, 1994	No playoff appearances	[12][13]
7	Jim Rutherford	June 28, 1994 – April 28, 2014	Won Stanley Cup 1 time in 2 finals appearances (2002, 2006) 2 conference titles, 3 division titles, and 5 playoff appearances	[3][13]
8	Ron Francis	April 28, 2014 – March 7, 2018	No playoff appearances	[3][14]
9	Don Waddell	May 8, 2018 – present	1 playoff appearance	[15]

See also

• List of NHL general managers

Notes

• ^a A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once. WHA general managers are not counted towards the total.[3]

References

• Franchise Timeline – Carolina Hurricanes – Team, Carolina Hurricanes, retrieved July 15, 2015

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5. "Blackburn named Whalers head coach". The Pantagraph. December 27, 1975. p. 14. Retrieved July 15, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Jack Kelley returning to NE Whalers". Bangor Daily News. May 7, 1977. p. 17. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
7. "COACH PLEAU ADDS DUTIES AS WHALERS DROP KELLEY". The New York Times. April 2, 1981. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
8. "Francis Looks To Build Whalers Into Winner" (PDF). The Journal-Register. May 3, 1983. p. 9. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
9. "Johnston Is New Gm For Whalers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 12, 1989. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
10. "WHALERS FIRE JOHNSTON". The Washington Post. May 13, 1992. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
11. "SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Whalers Hire Burke as General Manager". The New York Times. May 27, 1992. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
12. Jacobs, Jeff (September 8, 1993). "What Moves Gordon: Holmgren As Gm". Hartford Courant. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
13. "Holmgren named Whalers coach". UPI. June 28, 1994. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
14. "New Hurricanes owner neuters Ron Francis' control over hockey decisions". Yahoo Sports. March 8, 2018.
15. "Hurricanes Name Rod Brind'Amour as Head Coach". Carolina Hurricanes. May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.